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Billerica vs Mapleton vs Tewksbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Billerica has the most people working from home (19.5%).
Mapleton has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Tewksbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.2%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Billerica | Mapleton | Tewksbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 42,003Highest |
1,884Lowest |
31,273 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±1.6 11% above U.S. |
41.8±6Lowest 7% above U.S. |
46.1±2.5Highest 19% above U.S. |
| Tewksbury and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±1.8 U.S.: 22% |
22.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.6%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Mapleton and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.3%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±1.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Tewksbury and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
40.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Billerica and Mapleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $148,200±$8kHighest 84% above U.S. |
$91,731±$25kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$128,061±$12k 59% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $612,000±$13kHighest 84% above U.S. |
$191,800±$23kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$573,600±$16k 72% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,282±$173 62% above U.S. |
$610±$277Lowest 57% below U.S. |
$2,310±$200Highest 63% above U.S. |
| Tewksbury and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,358 104% above U.S. |
$1,789Lowest 43% below U.S. |
$7,580Highest 143% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.3%±8.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
58.9%±14.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Tewksbury and Billerica are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1977 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
30 minHighest 14% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.5%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.4%±2.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Billerica and Tewksbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #146 of 282 in MA | — | #103 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Billerica · Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical | RSU 79/MSAD 01 | Tewksbury |
| High school in town | Billerica Memorial High School | None in town | Tewksbury Memorial High |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.1Highest |
— | 12.2Lowest |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.